- For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation).
Volcanic Planet is the third stage in Gradius III.
Overview[]
This stage is divided into two parts. The music themes are "In The Wind" and "Underground". This is the first stage to have the dogfight theme "Try To Star". Stages 6 and 8 use this track.
The first section is pretty basic, with the erupting volcanoes near the end. There is a specific enemy you need to destroy in order to change the music. After those, the screen shakes, and platforms fall from the ceiling. This stops in the next section.
The other section starts off by splitting in two. One side has erupting volcanoes, the other is a maze. After that area, you carve through dirt with indestructible rocks that fall. There are hatches littered throughout this stage.
In the SNES version, the section split was absent from the game, leaving the carving area as the only represented area in the underground section.
Enemies[]
Bosses[]
Music[]
| Description | Audio |
|---|---|
| Theme of Air Battle #2 - Try to Star (Arcade) | |
| Theme of Volcanic Planet 1 - In the Wind (Arcade) | |
| Theme of Volcanic Planet 1 Alternate - A Long Time Ago (Arcade) | |
| Theme of Volcanic Planet 2 - Underground (Arcade) | |
| Theme of Boss theme - Dark Force (Arcade) | |
| Theme of Air Battle - Departure for Space (SNES) | |
| Theme of Volcanic Planet 1 - In the Wind (SNES) | |
| Theme of Volcanic Planet 2 - Underground (SNES) | |
| Theme of Boss 1 - Dark Force (SNES) |
Trivia[]
- In the arcade version, during the first part at the first cliff, destroy the purple Uros at the bottom, and the music "In The Wind" changes to "A Long Time Ago", which plays until you die or make it to the Underground section.
- There is a rare chance that the terrain in this stage will not generate. This only happened in the arcade version.
| Gradius III | ||
| Ships | Vic Viper | |
| Stages | Desert • Bubble Zone • Volcanic Planet • High Speed Dimension • Moai Zone • Cell Planet • Prominence Planet • Plant Planet • Crystal Zone • Boss Rush • Mechanical Base | |
| SNES exclusive stages | High Speed Zone • Fortress • Cell | |
| Bosses | Goliath • Bubble Eye • Godrei • Big Core MK III • Dogas • Vaif • Twin Vaif (SNES) • Gregol • Wyvern • Vulture Dragon • Choking Weed • Lizard Core • Beacon (SNES) • Tetran • Covered Core • Big Core MK II • Crystal Core • Death MK II • Dellinger Core • Disrupt • Shadow Gear • Shadow Gear MK II (SNES) • Big Core • Golem • Bacterian | |